Assistant Vice President - Group Corporate Communications & CSR

Great Eastern Life; Singapore; On-site; SGD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company in Singapore is seeking an Assistant Vice President for Group Corporate Communications & CSR. The ideal candidate will lead both external and internal communication efforts while managing CSR programs to enhance the company's reputation. This role requires a degree in communications, at least 8 years of relevant experience, and strong verbal and written communication skills. The company values integrity, adaptability, and the ability to build strong partnerships across the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Exposure in BFSI environments will be an advantage.
• Strong accountability and integrity in work.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support external and internal communication efforts.
• Develop corporate PR campaigns and engage with stakeholders.
• Manage CSR programs to enhance company reputation.

Skills

Strong verbal communication skills

Excellent written communication skills

Digitally savvy

Ability to build strong partnerships

Initiative and adaptability

Education

Degree in Communications or equivalent

Job description

Job Description - Assistant Vice President - Group Corporate Communications & CSR (250001T6)

Job Number

250001T6

About the Job

This role will independently lead and support External & Internal Communication efforts, CSR initiatives and content development to build corporate brand reputation and value.

External Communications

• Develop and execute corporate PR campaigns to enhance visibility and positive perception of our brand across multiple lines of business and channels


• Work with stakeholders to develop opportunities to proactively raise our media profile, industry thought leadership position and executive profiling of our senior leadership team


• Engage and manage relations with media, industry, and other relevant stakeholders to promote our corporate and business profile


• Deliver counsel and communications support to issues management and execute appropriate response plans to manage reputational risks


• Manage executive profiling and corporate LinkedIn profile


• Develop suite of corporate content such as Corporate Annual Report, corporate profiles, branded collaterals and social content

Internal Communications

• Craft articles and content pieces to keep financial representatives and employees updated on the group-wide initiatives across markets


• Develop executive communications, including but not limited to speeches and thought leadership features, tailored to specific audiences


• Support change management with communication toolkits

CSR

• Manage CSR programs and activities to build positive reputation aligned with the Group Sustainability strategy


• Maintain awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Communications or equivalent


• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience


• Digitally savvy in leveraging new mediums and formats to drive PR results and ability to produce engaging materials


• Possess strong verbal and excellent written communication skills


• Ability to build strong partnerships across all areas of the organization and with colleagues at all levels


• Exposure in BFSI environments will be an advantage


• High level of integrity, take accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork


• Take initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes

Success Factors

• Champion and embody our Core Values in everyday tasks and interactions.


• Demonstrate high level of integrity and accountability.


• Take initiative to drive improvements and embrace change.


• Take accountability of business and regulatory compliance risks, implementing measures to mitigate them effectively.


• Keep abreast with industry trends, regulatory compliance, and emerging threats and technologies to understand and highlight potential concerns/ risks to safeguard our company proactively.

About Great Eastern

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei. The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of "AA-" by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia. Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world’s most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody’s and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World’s Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.